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Fire destroys mobile home where woman was being evicted

A fire destroys a Lake Worth mobile home where a woman who lives there was about to be evicted.

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Updated: 12:48 PM EDT Oct 29, 2013

Fire destroys mobile home where woman was being evicted

A fire destroys a Lake Worth mobile home where a woman who lives there was about to be evicted.

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Updated: 12:48 PM EDT Oct 29, 2013

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WEBVTT PEOPLE INSIDE A LAKE WORTHMOBILE HOME PARK WOKE UP TOSMOKE AND FLAMES. ANDáNOW... FIREFIGHTERS SAY áONEWOMAN MAY HAVE STARTED IT ALL.CHRIS MCGRATH WITH THEáHOMEOWNER WHO SKIPPED TOWN ASFLAMES THREATENED HERNEIGHBORS.3INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS JUSTDOESN'T ADD UPYOU CAN SEE ALLTHE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND.THEWOMAN WHO LIVES HEREIS GONE.THE POWER HAD BEEN TURNED OFF.AND WE'VE LEARNED THAT WOMANWAS ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OFGETTING THE BOOT.IT DIDN'TTAKE LONG FOR FLAMES TO RIPTHROUGH THIS LAKE WORTH MOBILEHOME.DIST. CHIEF SAM HAUBERTPALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUEafire will double in size everyminute it's in that growthstageFIRE RESCUE SAYS 9-1-1OPERATERS WERE FLOODED WITHPHONE CALLSFROM PEOPLE WHOSAW SMOKE FILLING THE MORNINGSKY.the call came in about 7:20FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY HAD TONAVIGATE THROUGH THAT SMOKEJUST TO FIND THIS TRAILERAFIRE THAT STARTED IN THELIVING ROOM HAD SPREADEVERYWHERE.DIST. CHIEF SAMHAUBERT PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRERESCUEwhen these fires get ahead start on usthey come outof all sides of the mobile hometime plays a significant factorA SIGNIFICANT FACTORBECAUSETHE HOMES HERE ARE SO CLOSE.everything around it is anexposure ,everything within 10to 15 feet.FIREFIGHTERS DIDN'TWASTE ANY TIMEwe were able toquickly respond and bring thefire under control in 10minutesBUT ONCE EVERYTHING WASUNDER CONTROL - FIREFIGHTERSSTARTED DIGGING...THEY SAY THEWOMAN WHO LIVES HERE, SUSANCLINGER, WASN'T HOME AT THETIMEPOWER HAD BEEN SHUT OFFFOR A FEW DAYS .NEIGHBORS SAYSHE LEFT THIS MORNINGCATCHINGA TRAIN BOUND FOR MIAMI.THEMANAGEMENT OFFICE DECLINED ANON CAMERA INTERVIEW - BUTCONFIRMED THEY WERE EVICTINGTHE WOMAN.FIREFIGHTERS WILLONLY GO SO FAR AS TO CALL THISWHOLE THING IS SUSPICIOUS.AGAIN - YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGETHIS TRAILER IS A LOSS.NOINURIES TO REPORTBUT A LOTFOR INVESTIGATORS TO SORTTHROUGH TO FIGURE OUT HOWEXACTLY THIS FIRE STARTED.LIVE IN LAKE WORTH -CHRISMCGRATH - WPBF 25 NEWS.3

Fire destroys mobile home where woman was being evicted

A fire destroys a Lake Worth mobile home where a woman who lives there was about to be evicted.